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March Issue 2004
The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon
B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, Seeks the Community's
Help and Input
What do the Whitneys, Vanderbilts, Guggenheims, Carnegies and
Rockefellers have in common with many Myrtle Beach residents?
Each of these famous families collected art — paintings,
prints, drawings, sculpture, glass, pottery and collages. Myrtle
Beach, SC, families collect art, too – paintings, prints,
drawings, sculpture, glass, pottery and collages.
Perhaps it's not to the same degree, but area residents collect,
nonetheless. And while Grand Strand residents might not have the
same purposes in mind as the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers, they
find equal pleasure in their personal art choices.
This recognition of Myrtle Beach art enthusiasts is now being
promoted as Myrtle Beach Collects by the Art Museum. This
exhibition will fill the Museum's main floor galleries with locally
owned art. If all goes as planned, Myrtle Beach Collects
will open in Jan. 2005, with great fanfare and a week of visual
art celebrations for the community and its guests.
The search for Myrtle Beach Collects started on Feb 23,
2004, with the announcement that Kay Teer, Art Museum Curator,
has started a search for personally owned art that reflects the
cultural awareness, taste, instinct and personal vision of the
Grand Strand community. This search begins in myriad area homes.
And then as the word gets out, the search will spread throughout
Grand Strand neighborhoods (from Little River to Georgetown) that
the Art Museum is looking for art that our own residents collect
and cherish.
Myrtle Beach collections are found in numerous homes and have
been assimilated in many ways and for many reasons. Some collectors
have works that have been passed down from one generation to another.
Others have received art as gifts. Or they've purchased works
to commemorate events or travels. Most have works that they just
had to have! Whatever the reason, these works of art represent
a facet of the cultural awareness, taste, instinct, and personal
vision of the community. Paintings, pottery, prints, drawings,
mixed media, glass, sculpture, collages — the types of art
collected is practically limitless. And the exhibition will include
a wide variety of media by a wide variety of artists — some
with international and national reputations, others with a more
regional one.
And the Art Museum wishes to highlight these treasures in an exhibition
slated for Jan.-Feb., 2005.
The process of selection begins with residents contacting the
Art Museum and expressing a willingness to participate. The Museum's
curator will make appointments to visit homes to document and
record information about the various works of art. Collectors'
names will remain anonymous to all but the curator throughout
the process.
After the search is completed, a committee will determine the
final works for the exhibition. Loan agreements will insure the
protection and insurance of borrowed works. In early Jan. 2005,
works will be brought to the Art Museum and the exhibition will
be created. (Collectors have the choice of remaining anonymous
during the exhibition if they desire.)
Myrtle Beach Collects promises to be an exciting, fun-filled
experience for residents and visitors alike as the Art Museum
celebrates the spirit of this area's collecting!
For further information call the Museum at 843/238-2510 or
on the web at (www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org).
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